Title :
Narrow Linewidth 1.5 μm sources and the Thermal Limit
Author :
Swann, W.C. ; Lorini, L. ; Bergquist, J. ; Newbury, N.R.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Standards & Technol., Boulder
Abstract :
A measured 1 Hz linewidth between a cavity-stabilized, 1535 nm cw fiber laser and the 1535-nm tooth of a stabilized fiber frequency comb is below the thermodynamic limit of the frequency comb.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser frequency stability; light sources; spectral line breadth; thermodynamics; CW fiber laser; cavity-stabilized laser; optical sources; spectral narrow linewidth; stabilized fiber frequency comb; thermodynamic limitation; wavelength 1535 nm; Clocks; Fiber lasers; Frequency measurement; Government; Laser modes; Laser noise; Laser stability; Optical sensors; Teeth; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2007 Digest of the
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0926-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1099-4742
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2007.4288384
